Re: G-Golf in Guix - G-Golf pkg(s) name(s)

[David Pirotte]

Hello iyzsong,

> Well, g-golf is deprecated by guile-g-golf here, so guile-g-golf is
> the correct name..

Sorry, guile-g-golf can't be a correct name. it actually is an
incorrect name 'by definition' - there is only one correct name, GNU
G-Golf, abreviated in all distro (but guix) as g-golf x.y.z.

> In Guix program languages specified libraries are named with the
> language as prefix, eg: python-six, perl-dbix-simple, and
> guile-g-golf.

Guix should not do this. I was once told Guix does this to copy the way
python name his packages ... But normal distro do not apply this rather
weird rule - just do not, ever ever, rename upstream projects, whether
libs or apps.

Beside, you (Guix) are not being consistent, I see, just to name one,
you have g-wrap, not guile-g-wrap.

> It should be clear that for 'guile-g-golf' you would use g-golf as a
> guile library for the current 'guile'; and for 'guile2.2-g-golf', you
> would use g-golf as a guile library for 'guile-2.2'.

It is very clear, w/t this 'guix only' rule, for any g-golf user (who
are by definition developers), on any platform, any where in the
world, that they would program their own lib/app using guile ...

Please reconsider,
Thanks,
David

Beside, as it appears you do not know, G-Golf is an acronym that itself
constains Guile.

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